Airport History
Kerikeri Airport, officially known as Bay of Islands Airport (ICAO: NZKK), has played a vital and evolving role in connecting the Far North region of New Zealand to the rest of the country. Situated just a few kilometres from Kerikeri township and serving the wider Bay of Islands area, the airport has grown from a modest rural strip into a key transport hub and economic driver for the region.
Club History by Alan Murgatroyd
When I joined in April 1998, my wife and I had not long before emigrated to New Zealand. Initially, the club occupied the building now used by LandSAR, adjacent to what is now the SwanAir hangar in the far southeast corner of the airfield, at the roadside as you drive towards the entrance. The club also used the SwanAir hangar to house its aircraft, which I think they rented from FNDC, who ran the airport before the formation of the present FNHL.
Club History by Andrew Pearce
My association with the Bay of Islands Aero Club began in the summer of 1975. I had just started working for the Bay of Islands Power Board (now Top Energy), and my first task was the installation of the runway and VASI lighting at the newly sealed runway being built by Mount Cook Airlines. My previous job had been as an airport electrician at Auckland International, where I also gained my PPL.